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Source: NFL Makes Replacement Officials Offer

Tampa, FL- A league source tells SportstalkFlorida that a contract offer has been made by the National Football League to select replacement officials to work throughout the 2012 regular season.

The source says that this is "a unique and exciting opportunity for the next six months at the very least."

Despite facing harsh media criticism during the preseason, the league believes that the replacement officials are doing "an adequate job and they will get better with more experience."

There are no details on how many of the replacements will be offered contracts.

Charlie Bernstein is the NFL Insider for SportsTalkFlorida.com and ESPN 1080 and 1040 in Orlando/Tampa and Editor-in-Chief of Sports Media Interactive, covering the National Football League, NCAA, and National Basketball Association. Charlie covers the Jacksonville Jaguars for FoxSports and has been featured on the NFL Network and Sirius NFL Radio. Charlie is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. You can follow Charlie on Twitter @nflcharlie